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• brulé
  brulé

  noun

  (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
• Brulé
  Brulé

  noun

  a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.
• Brule
  Brule

  noun

  (sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé

brulé

¹ American  

[broo-ley, broo-lee, bry-ley] / bruˈleɪ, ˈbru li, brüˈleɪ /

Or brulée

noun

brulés plural

1. (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.

2. Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

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Brulé ² American  

[broo-ley] / bruˈleɪ /

noun

Brulés plural

1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

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Brule British  

/ bruːˈleɪ /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Brulés
  plural
• brulés
  plural
• Brulé
  plural

Etymology

Origin of brulé

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; from French: literally, “burnt,” past participle of brûler; see broil ¹

Example Sentences

Monsieur est très faché de t’avoir brulé le nez.

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

It was above the Fire-scald, a brulé or burnt-over space on the steep southern side of the ridge between Briar Knob and Laurel Top, overlooking the grisly slope of Killpeter.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace